Ap world history
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| 210970604 | Mandate of heaven | Chinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou, was the prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, to grant power to the ruler of China. | 0 | |
| 210970605 | Tian | heaven | 1 | |
| 210970606 | Book of Songs | Ancient Chinese (Zhou) classic, also known as the Book of Poetry, and the Book of Odes. Collection of verses on light and serious themes. 311 poems complied and edited after 600 BCE. Some poems reflect conditions of the early Zhou dynasty, some have political implications because they recorded the illustrious deeds of heroic figures and ancient sage-kings, and others were hymns sung at ritual observances. Also about life, love, family, nature, daily life. | 2 | |
| 210970607 | Book of History | A book detailing the history of the Zhou dynasty. | 3 | |
| 210970608 | Book of Changes | Example of Zhou literature, this book serves as a manual of diviners. | 4 | |
| 210970609 | Book of Rites | Zhou book explaining the rules of etiquette and rituals required of aristocrats in China under the Zhou dynasty. | 5 | |
| 210970610 | Yangshao society | flourished from 5000-3000 BCE, located in middle region of the Yellow River valley | 6 | |
| 210970611 | Xia dynasty | ... | 7 | |
| 210970612 | Shang dynasty | Second Chinese dynasty (about 1750-1122 B.C.) which was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy mostly concerned with war. They're best remembered for their art of bronze casting. | 8 | |
| 210970613 | Zhou dynasty | displaced Shang Dynasty; alliances with regional princes and families (feudal system); overtook Yangtze River Valley (Middle Kingdom); invoked the "Mandate of Heaven"; Mandarin Chinese language; Confucious (philosopher) | 9 | |
| 210970614 | Qin dynasty | the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | 10 | |
| 210970615 | Oracle bones | one of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods | 11 | |
| 210970616 | King Yu | most dashing of the Sage kings, a vigorous and tireless worker who rescued China from the raging waters of the flooding Yellow River. He dredged the river which minimized the likelihood of overflows. He worked on the river for 13 years without ever returning home. He made it possible to cultivate rice and millet. He later became king and laid the foundations of Chinese society. He was the founder of the Xia dynasty. | 12 | |
| 210970617 | King Fuzi | ... | 13 | |
| 210970618 | King Yao | a sage king who influenced the larger society through his virtue | 14 | |
| 210970619 | King Shun | a sage king who instituted the 4 seasons,weights,measures and units of time | 15 | |
| 210970620 | Fu Hao | a Chinese king's wife who led troops to war. Her tomb contained records of her time and life | 16 | |
| 210970621 | Veneration of ancestors | Chinese had great respect for their ancestors. Offered sacrifices at graves. Head of family in charge of rites to honor spirits. Buried material goods with their dead. | 17 |
